a day out.

see that handsome man below? yeah.. he's fabulous. i got to spend all day with him and it was amazing. we get so busy with school and work that i treasure our days together.

we went to ruth's diner up emigration canyon.  (go there.  eat biscuits.)  then we ended up at paradise palm.  awesome variety of plants and friendly staff.  it was a great day!

park city valentine's.

my honey and i had an amazing valentine's dinner at our favorite restaurant, reef's, in park city.  as usual, we were treated like family and had some incredible grub.  we attempted to walk around main street after dinner.. but it was FREEZING!

happy valentine's day, my love.

happy new year.

we had a chill new year's eve at home, then went to one of our favorite restaurants, porcupine grill, tonight. so yummy. we had a wonderful 2012 and are so grateful for our many blessings. here's to more adventures in 2013!

our day.

my sweet jared planned the PERFECT day for us yesterday.  we enjoyed lunch at our favorite little tea joint, the beehive tea room.  if you're ever in slc, come here, and bring me with you.  we drank lemon souffle tea, munched on a tomato and basil cream cheese sandwich, and a spinach and feta quiche.  crazy yummy.  then we walked around town for a while, enjoying the beautiful weather and autumn leaves that are still here!

then jared took me up to park city to our favorite favorite restaurant, reef's.  best.  food.  ever.  jared had coconut mussels and i had a lamp shish kebab.  and... apparently people don't go out to eat on halloween, because we were the only people in the whole restaurant all night.  the family that runs reef's is so gracious and sweet, i felt like we were dining in their home.  they had reggae music going and spoiled us all night.  good choice honey, thanks for a perfect perfect anniversary.

 

 

happy belated valentine's.

better late than never!! happy belated lovers day to you all. pictured above is savvy girl enjoying my valentine's chrysanthemums (one of my favorites.. good job, jared).

jared took me to our favorite restaurant, reef's, in park city. israeli/mediterranean food. (sorry, no photos). but i'm not kidding.. the best food either of us have ever had, every single time we go. make plans to eat there the next time you're in park city!

we hope everyone had a wonderful valentine's... much much love to you all.

mmm mmm mmm.

after a failed attempt at stuffing our faces with red iguana again (too hungry to wait an hour for a table), we ended up at stoneground tonight. GREAT dinner. i highly recommend the chipotle shrimp with polenta and yummy goodness. and then there was dessert which blew our minds. hot cinnamon & sugar donuts with ice cream. that's right. it happened.

red iguana.

jared and i went to red iguana last night. and basically, i now want to go there every day, forever. i hadn't been in a while and this place is seriously good. if you're ever in SLC and need a place to eat, come here. how's that for an endorsement?

heaven. in a taco.

I'm always on the lookout for a great fish taco... they are hard to find! well, here's some news... we found an amazing fish taco in Utah!! for all of you CA folks who have access to Wahoo's fish tacos, you're very lucky. but now we've discovered Lone Star Taqueria. a co-worker of mine suggested it to me and it was amazing. we both got fish tacos and shared some INCREDIBLE nachos. not even kidding... if you want to have some great grub, call me. Jared and I will meet you at Lone Star. enough? ok. it's amazing, that's all.

feel better Interpol.

so, remember Christmas? remember my fabulous make-my-husband-wet-himself-because-he's-so-stoked Christmas gift? Interpol concert tickets. if you don't remember, click here.
last night was the magic night! or so we thought... we arrived at the venue, parked about a block away (thinking there wouldn't be anything closer) then as we continued walking we both realized that the place was deserted. on the doors were flyers stating that the show was cancelled! poor Jared got a bomb of a Christmas gift huh? we then went to get a refund for the tickets and then on to the Sugarhouse Sundance Outlet to see if Jared could find a replacement Christmas gift. we both scored some great finds then enjoyed a nice dinner out.

thank you for a great evening, husband. and for not hating me for a bogus gift. if I had known this was going to happen... I would have sent Interpol some garlic and vitamin C.

xoxo

(my disappointment outside the venue. yes, that is a snowflake.)

(my hot husband all dapper in his new quilted, wool jacket.)

thanksgiving part two, and then some.

Thanksgiving was A BLAST. We had so much fun at Dori's. While finishing the food prep, we enjoyed "Butter Beer." Goodness, so yummy. If you're not familiar with Harry Potter, "Butter Beer" is mentioned in the books. No, it isn't beer, but cream soda + butter extract with a heavenly cool whippy foam on top. Recipe for "Butter Beer" here on Dori's blog. Cheers!

We filled up quickly. It's hard to eat much when you're already full of "Butter Beer"

Last night Jared took me on a date. Movie and dinner. Movie was killer, and so was our meal. We ate at The Copper Onion, downtown, and we highly recommend it! Mmmmm... Jared got a great burger and I had the pasta carbonara. I was craving more of it all night. We need to go again, pronto.

We're still house/dog-sitting for my brother Andy. We love their Newfoundland, Javi. I love watching her tackle Jared out in the snow, and overhearing him say, "I love you, Javi," when he puts her to bed at night. Cute.